Fencing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Fencing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Lord Byng Secondary School gymnasium
Location	West Point Grey, Vancouver, Canada
Dates	30 July – 7 August 1954
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Fencing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the second appearance of Fencing at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place in the Lord Byng Secondary School gymnasium in West Point Grey, Vancouver. ^{[1] [2]}

England topped the fencing medal table with five gold medals. ^{[3] [4]}

Promotional photograph, believed to be Mary Glen Haig, Charles de Beaumont and Gillian Sheen of England.
Attribution:Province newspaper

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England  (ENG)	5	4	1	10
2	Australia  (AUS)	1	2	3	6
3	Canada  (CAN)*	1	1	2	4
4	Wales  (WAL)	0	0	1	1
5	New Zealand  (NZL)	0	0	0	0
	South Africa  (SAF)	0	0	0	0
Totals (6 entries)		7	7	7	21

Medal winners

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Foil Men	René Paul  (ENG)	John Fethers  (AUS)	Allan Jay  (ENG)
Foil – Team Men	England (ENG) René Paul Allan Jay Ralph Cooperman	Australia (AUS) Ivan Lund John Fethers Rod Steel	Canada (CAN) Carl Schwende J.A. Howard Roland Asselin
Épée Men	Ivan Lund  (AUS)	René Paul  (ENG)	Carl Schwende  (CAN)
Épée – Team Men	England (ENG) René Paul Allan Jay Charles de Beaumont	Canada (CAN) Carl Schwende Edward Brooke Roland Asselin	Australia (AUS) Ivan Lund John Fethers Laurence Harding-Smith
Sabre Men	Mike Amberg  (ENG)	Ralph Cooperman  (ENG)	John Fethers  (AUS)
Sabre- Team Men	Canada (CAN) Carl Schwende Leslie Krasa Roland Asselin	England (ENG) Michael Amberg William Beatley Ralph Cooperman	Australia (AUS) Ivan Lund John Fethers Rod Steel Laurence Harding-Smith
Foil Women	Mary Glen-Haig  (ENG)	Gillian Sheen  (ENG)	Aileen Harding  (WAL)

Results

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Foil (men)

• Final pool

Pos	Athlete	Wins/hits against
1	René Paul	7 wins
2	John Fethers	6 wins
3	Allan Jay	4 wins
4	Ralph Cooperman	4 wins
5	Ossie Reynolds	2 wins
6	Ivan Lund	2 wins
7	Austen Gittos	2 wins
8	D. R. Robins	1 wins

Foil (women)

• Final pool

Pos	Athlete	Wins/hits against
1	Mary Glen-Haig	6 wins
2	Gillian Sheen	5 wins
3	Aileen Harding	3 wins
4	Jean Gilbert	3 wins
5	Margaret Anne Kimber	2 wins
6	Joyce Francis	1 win
7	Elizabeth Hale	1 win

Épée

• Final pool

Pos	Athlete	Wins, hits F-A
1	Ivan Lund	6 wins
2	René Paul	4 wins, 17–12
3	Carl Schwende	4 wins, 13–12
4	Ossie Reynolds	4 wins, 16–15
5	Edward Brooke	4 wins, 15–15
6	Laurence Harding-Smith	3 wins
7	Roland Asselin	2 wins
8	Walter G. Stafford	1 win

Sabre

• Final pool

Pos	Athlete	Wins
1	Michael Amberg	7 wins
2	Ralph Cooperman	6 wins
3	John Erle Fethers	4 wins
4	Carl Schwende	4 wins
5	Leslie Krasa	3 wins
6	Ossie Reynolds	2 wins
7	Andrew Malherbe	1 win
8	William Beatley	1 win

Foil (team)

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Canada	8–1
Australia	New Zealand	7–2
England	Australia	6–3
Canada	New Zealand	6–3
England	New Zealand	5–4
Australia	Canada	7–2

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts
1	Cooperman, Jay, Paul	3	0	19
2	Fethers, Lund Steel	2	1	17
3	Asselin, Schwende, J. A. Howard	1	2	9
4	Hampton, Gittos, Stafford	0	3	9

Épée (team)

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Canada	Australia	6–3
England	New Zealand	7–2
England	Canada	6–3
Australia	New Zealand	9–0
England	Australia	5–4
Canada	New Zealand	8–1

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts
1	Paul, Jay, de Beaumont	3	0	18
2	Schwende, Asselin, Brooke	2	1	17
3	Lund, Fethers, Harding-Smith	1	2	16
4	Hampton, Gittos, Stafford	0	3	3

Sabre (team)

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Canada	Australia	6–3
England	New Zealand	9–0
Canada	England	5–4
Australia	New Zealand	6–3
England	Australia	7–2
Canada	New Zealand	7–2

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts
1	Schwende, Krasa, Asselin	3	0	18
2	Amberg, Beatley, Cooperman	2	1	20
3	Lund, Fethers, Steel, Harding-Smith	1	2	11
4	Hampton, Gittos, Stafford	0	3	5

References

1. "Tuesday at the BEG". Vancouver Sun. 2 August 1954. p. 12. Retrieved 24 September 2025– via Google Newspapers.
2. "The Mega-event that Set a Pace for Vancouver". The Tyee. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
3. "Medal Standings Vancouver 1954". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
4. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
5. "England Lead in Empire Games" . Lancashire Evening Post. 2 August 1954. Retrieved 24 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Peacock's Games protest upheld" . Evening Despatch. 3 August 1954. Retrieved 24 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing